Train List for Run 8
Mar 7, 2022 2:21:47 GMT -6
Post by hawk777 on Mar 7, 2022 2:21:47 GMT -6
Hi folks,
When dispatching in v3, one of the biggest annoyances I had was not knowing how long trains are. In External Dispatcher, there’s the train list feature, as well as it showing you which sidings a train fits into. There’s nothing like it in the v3 built-in dispatch board, so I decided to solve the problem myself: I wrote a program which connects to Run 8’s external dispatcher interface and displays a list of all the trains in the world with their lead unit number, destination symbol, length, weight, and speed. You can download it here if you think you’d find it useful. Let me know if there’s anything that would be useful for me to add—no promises I’ll do it, but I’ll certainly consider reasonable additions.
I nearly had this done in time for yesterday’s session, but not quite—I wanted to do a little bit more polishing and testing, and then needed to upload the files somewhere.
When dispatching in v3, one of the biggest annoyances I had was not knowing how long trains are. In External Dispatcher, there’s the train list feature, as well as it showing you which sidings a train fits into. There’s nothing like it in the v3 built-in dispatch board, so I decided to solve the problem myself: I wrote a program which connects to Run 8’s external dispatcher interface and displays a list of all the trains in the world with their lead unit number, destination symbol, length, weight, and speed. You can download it here if you think you’d find it useful. Let me know if there’s anything that would be useful for me to add—no promises I’ll do it, but I’ll certainly consider reasonable additions.
I nearly had this done in time for yesterday’s session, but not quite—I wanted to do a little bit more polishing and testing, and then needed to upload the files somewhere.